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a supreme ruling on president obama's health care law. the high court finds it constitutional, but the political fight is far from over. >> today's decision was a victory for people all over this country whose lives will be more secure because of this law. >> our mission is clear -- if we want to get rid of obamacare, we will have to replace president obama. >> the latest banking scandal hits barclays, with the fallout that need to stretch worldwide. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. it has been the most highly anticipated u.s. supreme court decision in years, and today, the justices ruled that president obama's overhaul of the health care system is constitutional. in the 5-4 decision, they settled the legal argument, but as our north american editor reports, the political battle is now running harder than ever. >> it is not the usual scene outside the supreme court. it felt as though the conable had come to town. supporters waited for the supreme court's most in judgment -- important judgment in years. for we
a supreme ruling on president obama's health care law. the high court finds it constitutional, but the political fight is far from over. >> today's decision was a victory for people all over this country whose lives will be more secure because of this law. >> our mission is clear -- if we want to get rid of obamacare, we will have to replace president obama. >> the latest banking scandal hits barclays, with the fallout that need to stretch worldwide. welcome to our viewers on...
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blasphemy laws. >> the christian girl whose case has caused concern around the world. it was tight security for the brief hearing which extended her detention for two more weeks. then, she was led back to the prison van for the return to jail. doctors say she's 14 with a mental age of less than that. human rights campaigners say her treatment is barbaric and inhumane. her lawyers are trying to get her out on bail. they hope she will be released at a hearing tomorrow. she will be back in court saturday. until then she remains in a maximum security prison where, according to her father, she's completely traumatized. he's released a letter through a campaign organization saying he's worried for her life and the whole family is in grave danger. he is a p.o. to pakistan's president to pardon his daughter. if she's released, chance are she won't return to her poor district at the edge of islama bad. -- islamabad. they are worried what will happen to them. people are afraid there will be trouble like houses being burned and women and children being attacked. the neighborhood
blasphemy laws. >> the christian girl whose case has caused concern around the world. it was tight security for the brief hearing which extended her detention for two more weeks. then, she was led back to the prison van for the return to jail. doctors say she's 14 with a mental age of less than that. human rights campaigners say her treatment is barbaric and inhumane. her lawyers are trying to get her out on bail. they hope she will be released at a hearing tomorrow. she will be back in...
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>> he subsequent practiced law. he accept the postcards from trips moscow and the soviet union and the 70s and 80s. he he did work on bioethics. the study of medicine and its ethnical hymn predictions. he did a lot of work with the catholic conferenceov budgets. he did a lot of work when president reagan came out with the first strike policy and worked with the catholic bishops to come out and say that was not a good policy. it was changed by thageain administration. and dad worked behind the scene it's all an effort to try to make a difference in people's lives. he worked, obviously, with my mom, chairman of special olympics. he worked for my brother anthony creating best budez, which saul around the world now. >> rose: this is you at yourualology for your dad. >> during the 2000 campaign, mommy and daddy invited a couple of folks over to listen to the president yool debate. after dinner we went into the basement and turned on the television. everyone settled into their chair. and after about 15 minutes you could h
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so it's important to have laws to protect the right of people to carry handguns for lawful protection so you don't ban guns just based on cosmetics. of course guns in the wrong hands really harm public safety. that's why we have... we regulate guns more strictly than anything else in this country. guns are the only consumer product in the united states where if you walk into a store to buy the product, the store owner has to call the police. the f.b.i. or its state counterpart to get permission for every single sale. the reason ms. schakowsky's agenda is not advancing further in congress is that this country after 40 years of intense gun debate has come to a consensus that where we have strong regulation and we have strong rights protection. >> ifill: congresswoman, you get the final word. >> i disagree. i think most americans do think that sensible gun safety legislation is is important. but can you all just imagine if those who were holding guns legally in that theater stood up, as some have suggested they should, and started shooting at this shooter? we would have had a real shooto
so it's important to have laws to protect the right of people to carry handguns for lawful protection so you don't ban guns just based on cosmetics. of course guns in the wrong hands really harm public safety. that's why we have... we regulate guns more strictly than anything else in this country. guns are the only consumer product in the united states where if you walk into a store to buy the product, the store owner has to call the police. the f.b.i. or its state counterpart to get permission...
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sarkozy knows that tough talking on law and order goes down well with a section of the french electorate. >> here is a candidate who plays all he has. the economy did not work. he is now trying security, and why not? we have terrible events taking place in the streets. that is what he is trying out at the moment. >> the body of the gunman was released by police yesterday, and was supposed to have been flown to algeria for burial in the family plot. at the last minute, the algerian government refused to take it. despite deep reservations by the local mayor, it was buried by little ceremony with no family present. police say they are looking for a man who may have been with merah and his brother when he stole the high-powered scooter he used in the shootings. bbc news, paris. >> let us look at another couple of quick stories. u.s. president barack obama is pressing ahead with new sanctions against iran, putting more of a squeeze on its oil exports. it will target foreign banks to continue to buy iranian crude. they hope to pressure tehran to abandon the nuclear program. mr. obama said ther
sarkozy knows that tough talking on law and order goes down well with a section of the french electorate. >> here is a candidate who plays all he has. the economy did not work. he is now trying security, and why not? we have terrible events taking place in the streets. that is what he is trying out at the moment. >> the body of the gunman was released by police yesterday, and was supposed to have been flown to algeria for burial in the family plot. at the last minute, the algerian...
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trade law passed in march. china claims that law allows for unfair tariffs on a wide range of chinese-made products. of course, today's action also comes in the midst of a heated presidential campaign. republican candidate mitt romney accuses president obama of playing nice with china. many see this action as a chance for the president to look tough before the november election. >> there's nothing really new about the trade allegations that have taken place. the timing is political opportunist for both sides however, this is not an indication that the us and china are headed to a trade war, and this is not an indication that either side takes trade enforcement lightly. this is simply a taking a trade issue and framing for a moment of political convenience for both sides. >> reporter: sean west of the eurasia group says when it comes to the w.t.o. rules, the u.s. and china both get as close to the lines as possible and aren't scared to file complaints when the other one goes too far. sylvia hall, "n.b.r.," washi
trade law passed in march. china claims that law allows for unfair tariffs on a wide range of chinese-made products. of course, today's action also comes in the midst of a heated presidential campaign. republican candidate mitt romney accuses president obama of playing nice with china. many see this action as a chance for the president to look tough before the november election. >> there's nothing really new about the trade allegations that have taken place. the timing is political...
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you look at the gun laws there is really no corelation between tighter gun laws and lower crime. the cities with the tight gun law does not have lower crime. crime has been going down even as guns have been going up. and so i think when you got a guy like this who dresses himself in body armour, has sophisticated incendiary devices, he's outside the realm of normal policy. he is off in his own world of danger. and i'm not against gun control, but i'm extremely dubious that this is the right occasion to have that argument or that it would make any affect on a case like this. >> brown: it is unlikely to come up again in the campaign. >> both parties are afraid. the republicans are aligned with the gun lobby and democrats are intimidated by the gun lobby. i obviously disagree with david. i think some of these laws like at sought weapon ban could have a very concrete effect, maybe reduce the level of violence. i think we need to be able to talk about it and i think most politicians are afraid to talk about it. >> all right. we have to leave it there. ej dionne, david brooks, thanks.
you look at the gun laws there is really no corelation between tighter gun laws and lower crime. the cities with the tight gun law does not have lower crime. crime has been going down even as guns have been going up. and so i think when you got a guy like this who dresses himself in body armour, has sophisticated incendiary devices, he's outside the realm of normal policy. he is off in his own world of danger. and i'm not against gun control, but i'm extremely dubious that this is the right...
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people, doesn't share their values, and that if you take that caricature, that premise, that character law flaw as they see it and marry it up to what he did at bain, not creating jobs, and their argument, not as a job creator and then you look at massachusetts, and this is, we are just starting this right now, this phase of massachusetts, made these promises, the same promises he is making now, my experience in the private sector makes me a, will make me a good governor of massachusetts and lead to job growth, no, wha what happened ws massachusetts slipped from 36 to 47 in job creation, so if you are pointing to who the guy is, what his record was at bain, what his record is in massachusetts, there is a whole, there is a totality of a picture there which is saying to a lot of voters, whether it is pen, the voters, the obama coalition and those independent moderate voters in the middle of the country are making 43,000 a year, this guy isn't anything like you, he has never helped people like you, he has helped himself, why would you want to put -- >> rose: and says something about his chara
people, doesn't share their values, and that if you take that caricature, that premise, that character law flaw as they see it and marry it up to what he did at bain, not creating jobs, and their argument, not as a job creator and then you look at massachusetts, and this is, we are just starting this right now, this phase of massachusetts, made these promises, the same promises he is making now, my experience in the private sector makes me a, will make me a good governor of massachusetts and...
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we have the rule of law. so these things are really helping factories right now decide where they're going to put future factories. companies are making decisions now. do i put my next plant in china. do i put my next plarbt in mexico. do i put my next plant in cleveland. and i think a lot of people are reconsidering where they are putting their plants in light of the slowdown in china n light of the slowdown in europe. our country is poised for good things, i think in the future. and i think right now we're at an inflection point. and if we make a couple positive changes internally, we're going to attract a lot more business and a lot more factories to our country. we're shipping more now to china than we do to europe and i expect that to grow because i think the chinese economy will continue growing. we, but mexico and canada are definitely our biggest markets. >> and nariman briefly to close here, how much does all this uncertainty over american politics, what we started our show with are the fighting and
we have the rule of law. so these things are really helping factories right now decide where they're going to put future factories. companies are making decisions now. do i put my next plant in china. do i put my next plarbt in mexico. do i put my next plant in cleveland. and i think a lot of people are reconsidering where they are putting their plants in light of the slowdown in china n light of the slowdown in europe. our country is poised for good things, i think in the future. and i think...
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. >> there are some people very arrogant and some people who think they are above the law and think they can do no wrong and there are some people who think that maybe i may not get caught because nobody is enforcing these laws and part of our job in the white-collar area and other areas is to have people understand when they are doing if they are doing the cost benefit analysis of whether or not it makes sense to engage in this fraud or engage in this bad activity on wall street or somewhere else that should not be only considering whether or not they are going to have to pay, disgorge their profits and a penalty on top of that but consider in their calculation they may also go to jail and that changes the calculation i think considerably. and i think that is the way in which particularly in the white-collar area you can have some measure of deterrence. >> rose: we conclude this evening with a brief against, a brief against capitalism from david harvey and richard wolff. >> what is coming to an end to start with the good news is a 50 year taboo in the united states about questioning our
. >> there are some people very arrogant and some people who think they are above the law and think they can do no wrong and there are some people who think that maybe i may not get caught because nobody is enforcing these laws and part of our job in the white-collar area and other areas is to have people understand when they are doing if they are doing the cost benefit analysis of whether or not it makes sense to engage in this fraud or engage in this bad activity on wall street or...
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we talk with marcia coyle of the national law journal. >> woodruff: and spencer michels looks at the complaints about apple's maps and the high stakes for those trying to come up with something better. >> the battle over digital map making indicates how crucial this field has become and it could bode well for consumers as the maps get better. >> ifill: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: the u.s. death toll from the giant storm named sandy has risen to at least 63 today. about 6.5 million homes and businesses are still without electricity though there were signs of daily life returning to its usual rhythm in some places. a familiar sound returned to lower manhattan streets last night. ( horns honking ) the power
we talk with marcia coyle of the national law journal. >> woodruff: and spencer michels looks at the complaints about apple's maps and the high stakes for those trying to come up with something better. >> the battle over digital map making indicates how crucial this field has become and it could bode well for consumers as the maps get better. >> ifill: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving...
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he taught constitutional law in law school and we know that he read the briefs on air force one on tuesday on his way back from korea and that's about all we know. >> woodruff: what about the president's democratic allies? the democrats on the hill. how much are they sweating it snout >> you hear a little more candor about the concern folks have. there's fairly universal view that the argument didn't feel like they went very well for the democratic side this week with very tough questioning for individual justices, particularly in the individual mandate on tuesday. so certainly people are starting to think much more about the possibility of of the court overturning this so you hear a couple different things. you don't hear about how we would replace this law. the view is, look, we considered plans b, plan "c," plan "d and plan e in 2009. we believed this was the plan that work. the individual mandate they say is the cornerstone to the bill because it requires 30 million additional people to come in to the market and helps pay for some of the popular provisions of the bill like pre-existing
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the supreme court ruling on the health care reform law is due next week. tonight, we look at what the outcome could mean for two small businesses. and general motors is growing in russia. that and more tonight on "n.b.r." the outlook for the biggest of the big banks in the u.s. and europe isn't pretty, at least according to credit ratings firm moody's. it cut the credit ratings of six big u.s. banks late yesterday, months after warning it would do so. but investors mostly shrugged off the worries even though the action threatens to make banking more expensive for customers. suzanne pratt reports. >> reporter: of the five u.s. banks downgraded by moody's, citi, j.p. morgan chase and bank of america deal directly with consumers. today, people were still trying to figure out what the move means for them. >> i'm familiar with the issue. i just read the headline l+s1 night. i wasn't that concerned until now. >> yeah, it's kind of scary, like i wasn't expecting to hear that. >> actually, it doesn't really change anything. you're not really making any money. >>
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plus, will the new health care law cover non-citizens? yes, if they're here legally. find that story from our partners at kaiser health news on the rundown. and on tonight's edition of "need to know," ray moderates a roundtable discussion about the fiscal cliff and congress's deadline to deal with expiring tax cuts and automatic spending cuts. find a link to "need to know" and much more at newshour.pbs.org. judy. >> woodruff: and that's the newshour for tonight. on monday, we'll talk with npr's peter overby about spending by super-pacs on campaign ads. i'm judy woodruff. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. "washington week" can be seen later this evening on most pbs stations. we'll see you online and again here monday evening. have a nice weekend. thank you and good night. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public
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but that's already the law. and that doesn't help the millions of people out there with preexisting conditions. there's a reason why governor romney set up the plan that he did in massachusetts. it wasn't a government takeover of health care. it was the largest expansion of private insurance. but what it does say is that insurers, you've got to take everybody. now, that also means you've got more customers. but when governor romney says that he'll replace it with something, but can't detail how it will be in fact replaced, and the reason he set up the system he did in massachusetts was because there isn't a better way of dealing with the preexisting conditions problem. it just reminds me of, he says he's going to close deductions and loopholes for his tax plan. that's how it's going to be paid for. but we don't know the details. he says he's going to replace dodd-frank, wall street reform, but we don't know exactly which ones. he won't tell us. he now says he's going to replace obamacare and ensure that all the
but that's already the law. and that doesn't help the millions of people out there with preexisting conditions. there's a reason why governor romney set up the plan that he did in massachusetts. it wasn't a government takeover of health care. it was the largest expansion of private insurance. but what it does say is that insurers, you've got to take everybody. now, that also means you've got more customers. but when governor romney says that he'll replace it with something, but can't detail how...
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the special laws also impose an appropriate time limit to prevent an abuse of human rights. ordinary people who do honest work, who take care of kids and husbands, go to school, live a normal life, don't feel disturbed by the special laws. only those who are involved with the violent groups are disgruntled by the laws. >> reporter: don pathan believes a solution will require expanding dialog not just with the insurgents but with all of malay muslim society. >> the malays in southern thailand are willing to be part of the thai state, but it has to be on their own terms. i think the general attitude of the thai state is that these are ungrateful people, they are thai citizens and they should act and behave that way. and the malays say, "well, your citizenship should not come at the expense of my identity." i think that the challenge is to find that comfort level between the thai state and the malay, how to make the malay a thai citizen without having... forcing them to give up their identity. >> reporter: but for now, the brutal attacks on society here continue. in the week i
the special laws also impose an appropriate time limit to prevent an abuse of human rights. ordinary people who do honest work, who take care of kids and husbands, go to school, live a normal life, don't feel disturbed by the special laws. only those who are involved with the violent groups are disgruntled by the laws. >> reporter: don pathan believes a solution will require expanding dialog not just with the insurgents but with all of malay muslim society. >> the malays in southern...
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but she's facing criticism from republicans for her support of president obama's health care reform law. >> when times are tough, you decide where you've got to cut. but i am telling you, we don't do it on the backs of our seniors. this is not an entitlement program, like a lot of people in washington call it. it's not an entitlement. it's something you have all paid into since your high school job, just like i did. >> reporter: she's in a dead- heat race with republican chris collins, a former erie county executive and businessman. collins says he supports changes to medicare, but stops well short of endorsing the ryan budget. >> i never said i support the ryan plan. the ryan plan is in the past. it's a romney budget. and that's what i'm looking forward to being a part of the debate in. >> reporter: for hochul, the ryan budget is a political opportunity. >> the ryan budget last year, when they were trying to privatize social security and turn it into a voucher program, it allowed me to show the crystal clear differences between myself and my opponent, a year and a half ago. and the per
but she's facing criticism from republicans for her support of president obama's health care reform law. >> when times are tough, you decide where you've got to cut. but i am telling you, we don't do it on the backs of our seniors. this is not an entitlement program, like a lot of people in washington call it. it's not an entitlement. it's something you have all paid into since your high school job, just like i did. >> reporter: she's in a dead- heat race with republican chris...
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>> there are a couple states-- notably florida and ohio-- that have enacted laws now. in ohio we have uncertainty because we don't know the outcome of an appeal to a lower court decision which overturned that law in ohio. if florida we have more clarity because a federal court has now cleared the pathway for a restriction of early voting the weekend prior to election. and the best statistics that we have on this is at least in 2008 that was a time when african americans predominantly voted. so you might think that there might be some potential challenge, then, to the obama campaign and certainly there is one. but i also feel that the obama campaign has the resources to meet that challenge. so i expect the obama campaign to encourage their supporters to vote by mail, vote at the other times of early voting that are offered instead of that one weekend and so who knows? who knows what the eventual effect of early voting will be, that restriction in florida. >> ifill: michael mcdonald of george mason, university, thank you so much. >> thank you. >> woodruff: and we return
>> there are a couple states-- notably florida and ohio-- that have enacted laws now. in ohio we have uncertainty because we don't know the outcome of an appeal to a lower court decision which overturned that law in ohio. if florida we have more clarity because a federal court has now cleared the pathway for a restriction of early voting the weekend prior to election. and the best statistics that we have on this is at least in 2008 that was a time when african americans predominantly...
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the law mandated that all public school students be proficient in reading and math by 2014. but opponents said the goal was unrealistic, and that schools falling short were being punished unfairly. republicans said the president was overreaching his authority, in granting the waivers. states given a waiver will have to set new targets for improving student performance. the u.s. house has overwhelmingly approved its version of a bill that bans members of congress from insider stock trading. it also affects officials in the executive branch. the issue gathered steam after a cbs report last fall that lawmakers were enriching themselves by trading on information not available to the public. house majority leader eric cantor wrote the measure. >> people in this country have the right to know and trust that officials in this government are living under the same rules they are. if there is even the slightest appearance of impropriety, we ought to go ahead and prevent that from taking place. >> sreenivasan: house republicans rejected a provision that requires so-called political int
the law mandated that all public school students be proficient in reading and math by 2014. but opponents said the goal was unrealistic, and that schools falling short were being punished unfairly. republicans said the president was overreaching his authority, in granting the waivers. states given a waiver will have to set new targets for improving student performance. the u.s. house has overwhelmingly approved its version of a bill that bans members of congress from insider stock trading. it...
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. >> the main reason for people to feel safe is that according to spanish law, there is a deposit guarantee fund of 100,000 euros. guaranteed by both the banks and the spanish government. this is a public institution and the spanish government is behind it. if is much safer now than before. >> saving here is just one smaller financial stuff for spain. the whole region is running out of funds have been going cap in hand to madrid. of wider worries remain at from bank loans to spread and the rest overrun on spanish banks remain. >> you are watching bbc world news america, still to come on tonight's program. violence in mexico continues to take a deadly toll. we look at the fallout of the upcoming presidential election. a man who knew your police said confessed to killing the boy 33 years ago was charged with second-degree murder. >> it was on a friday morning, 33 years ago that the smiling 6- year-old boy was allowed to walk to the school bus stop alone for the first time. he was never seen again. if investigators may have the truth, a confession from an unnamed -- a man named pedro hernandez
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and just two years ago, president obama signed the dodd frank financial reforms into law. a look at how that's changed the financial landscape. that and more tonight on "n.b.r.!" two new tech i.p.o.s debuted on wall street today and investors gobbled up shares of both, despite a wave selling in the broader markets. online travel company kayak software gained 28% to close at $33.18 a share. kayak upped its i.p.o. price last night and raised $91 dollars with the offering. meanwhile, shares of the security software firm palo alto networks soared almost 27 percent in their market debut. today's offerings cap off a busy week for i.p.o.s and suggest the market for new deals is back. suzanne pratt reports. >> reporter: two months ago, facebook and it's feeble public offering cast a dark shadow over the i.p.o. market. deals were pulled and investors got nervous. kayak software was supposed to price in may, but following facebook's flop it delayed its plans. on the other hand, palo alto networks said facebook didn't scare it away. today, palo alto's ceo was pleased with his company
and just two years ago, president obama signed the dodd frank financial reforms into law. a look at how that's changed the financial landscape. that and more tonight on "n.b.r.!" two new tech i.p.o.s debuted on wall street today and investors gobbled up shares of both, despite a wave selling in the broader markets. online travel company kayak software gained 28% to close at $33.18 a share. kayak upped its i.p.o. price last night and raised $91 dollars with the offering. meanwhile,...
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the cap-and-trade plan is a key part of the state's global warming law enacted in 2006. under its provisions, businesses must cut emissions to a certain level or buy allowances from companies that don't need all of their allowances. the program still has to survive a court challenge. the u.s. air force will change the way it selects officers and instructors who train new recruits. that follows a sexual abuse scandal at lackland air force base near san antonio, texas. an investigation found 23 instructors allegedly abused at least 48 female recruits. so far, five people have been convicted on charges ranging from adultery to rape. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to judy. >> woodruff: and we turn back to one of the topics raised in president obama's news conference today, the investigation of former c.i.a. director david petraeus. the former military leader's resignation after admitting to an extramarital affair raises questions about the standards americans hold u.s. officials and military officers. we take a look at that with two who follow civilian-
the cap-and-trade plan is a key part of the state's global warming law enacted in 2006. under its provisions, businesses must cut emissions to a certain level or buy allowances from companies that don't need all of their allowances. the program still has to survive a court challenge. the u.s. air force will change the way it selects officers and instructors who train new recruits. that follows a sexual abuse scandal at lackland air force base near san antonio, texas. an investigation found 23...
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at georgetown university law center called technology, innovation and law practice. >> i had to go through the effort of making a template. >> reporter: same-sex marriage adviser is one of the teams competing to win today's top award: iron tech lawyer. i caught up with them as they were tweaking their app. the program advises same-sex couples about where and how they can get married. follow a careful set of questions, the kind a lawyer would ask, and the program produces a report that either answers the question or can be taken to a real lawyer for more help. >> so you can hit the ground running and know what situation they're in and know citizenship is the issue to hone in on. >> reporter: but are you going to be competing with a computer to do your job? >> no, because this is our ally. this is basically our associate and we're the partner. and the associate gathers all the information for us at a cheaper rate, and then they come to the partner, and then the partner can give them all the tailored advice they need. >> reporter: now here's the rebuttal: powerful computer programs can now re
at georgetown university law center called technology, innovation and law practice. >> i had to go through the effort of making a template. >> reporter: same-sex marriage adviser is one of the teams competing to win today's top award: iron tech lawyer. i caught up with them as they were tweaking their app. the program advises same-sex couples about where and how they can get married. follow a careful set of questions, the kind a lawyer would ask, and the program produces a report...
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stephen lubben is a law professor at seton hall university. joining us, professor, you looked at how the new regulations would handle a situation if a big bank like bank of america were to fail. are regulators any better prepared to deal with the big bank going bust today? >> they're slightly better prepared. but just slightly. >> tom: and how are they better prepared. >> they have that facility. most importantly, the -- for the financial institutions that it had before but it still doesn't have control overt entire -- >>. >> tom: why is it porn to have control over an entire financial institution especially big banks if they get in trouble. >> they were designed from inception as a coherent hold but the problem is when they fail they get pull add part into their legal parts and makes it very difficult to actually save any value. >> tom: what threat-- you take the good stuff that a bank still owns, has value and put that and take the bad stuff into a bad bank is that still a strategy in your mind that still works, if you have done your analysi
stephen lubben is a law professor at seton hall university. joining us, professor, you looked at how the new regulations would handle a situation if a big bank like bank of america were to fail. are regulators any better prepared to deal with the big bank going bust today? >> they're slightly better prepared. but just slightly. >> tom: and how are they better prepared. >> they have that facility. most importantly, the -- for the financial institutions that it had before but it...
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law professor david lipton says institutional investors may also be wary of suing the underwriters they count on for hot stock offerings. >> i'm not saying that it would be out of the question, and particularly when they start looking at their fiduciary duty to their constituencies, i'm just saying that there would be some hesitation. >> reporter: and rather than mislead investors, it's possible facebook and its underwriters simply misjudged investor demand. >> they really moved up the amount, the size of this offering so the supply of shares roughly equaled the demand. and that meant, when investors realized they were getting all the shares they requested, they knew there was not the usual imbalance and there was not going to be the same first-day pop or price run up and that led many of them to quickly flip or dump their shares. >> reporter: bottom line, legal analysts say investors who lost money on this i.p.o. may see a few pennies per share in recovery, assuming the suits are settled out of court as they usually are. darren gersh, "n.b.r.," washington. >> tom: americans haven't bee
law professor david lipton says institutional investors may also be wary of suing the underwriters they count on for hot stock offerings. >> i'm not saying that it would be out of the question, and particularly when they start looking at their fiduciary duty to their constituencies, i'm just saying that there would be some hesitation. >> reporter: and rather than mislead investors, it's possible facebook and its underwriters simply misjudged investor demand. >> they really...
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the house of representatives began debate today on president obama's signature health care reform law in another try at repealing it. >> rather than reform health care, this law epitomizes washington at its very worst. >> here we go again, wasting time that should be spent on improving the economy and putting people to work. >> sreenivasan: the latest effort comes less than two weeks after the supreme court voted 5- 4 to uphold president obama's "affordable care act." this afternoon, republican joe barton from texas said the law is not affordable and will not provide better quality health care. >> people like myself oppose the bill not because we don't want every american to have health care, but because we want americans to have choices and to make individual choices about their health care. >> sreenivasan: but house democrats like north carolina's g.k. butterfield said the impending vote only distracts from more pressing legislation. >> we all know that this bill will never pass the senate and the president would assuredly veto it. this is purely an act of political posturing, and m
the house of representatives began debate today on president obama's signature health care reform law in another try at repealing it. >> rather than reform health care, this law epitomizes washington at its very worst. >> here we go again, wasting time that should be spent on improving the economy and putting people to work. >> sreenivasan: the latest effort comes less than two weeks after the supreme court voted 5- 4 to uphold president obama's "affordable care...
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if the allegations are true, they could be violations of an american law known as the foreign corrupt practice act. but, as suzanne pratt reports, analysts are divided on whether there might be long-term damage to walmart's stock. >> reporter: like many large companies walmart has had its fair share of p.r. problems. and, in recent years the company has been working hard to improve its image. crisis management expert davia temin says the mexican bribery allegations could be a doosey of a scandal for walmart. >> you can't be an organization that purports to be honest, that speaks about ethics and that talks about its code of ethics and then goes ahead and breaks that code of ethics when it's convenient. >> reporter: whether there will be ramifications for walmart's bu siness is unclear. but there was fallout today for shareholders. the stock is now unchanged for the year losing all of its recent gains. wall street analysts had mixed feelings on how the shares might be affected in the coming weeks and months. deutsche bank reiterated its sell rating, adding this will be hard to sweep un
if the allegations are true, they could be violations of an american law known as the foreign corrupt practice act. but, as suzanne pratt reports, analysts are divided on whether there might be long-term damage to walmart's stock. >> reporter: like many large companies walmart has had its fair share of p.r. problems. and, in recent years the company has been working hard to improve its image. crisis management expert davia temin says the mexican bribery allegations could be a doosey of a...
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we have his story as the supreme court weighs the new law. find that on our health page. also, see photos of this year's top ten green buildings, as decided by the american institute of architects. that's on paul solman's making sense page. and on our world page, we examine whether the viral kony 2012 campaign to raise awareness about a ugandan warlord lived up to its hype. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. >> woodruff: and again, to our honor roll of american service personnel killed in the afghanistan conflict. we add them as their deaths are made official and photographs become available. ilinre, en s11arcee. me orhe, in >> suarez: and that's the newshour for tonight. on tuesday, we'll look at arizona's tough immigration law, being challenged this week at the supreme court. i'm ray suarez. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. we'll see you online, and again here tomorrow evening. thank you, and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> citi turns 200 this year. in that time, there have been some good days and some diff
we have his story as the supreme court weighs the new law. find that on our health page. also, see photos of this year's top ten green buildings, as decided by the american institute of architects. that's on paul solman's making sense page. and on our world page, we examine whether the viral kony 2012 campaign to raise awareness about a ugandan warlord lived up to its hype. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. >> woodruff: and again, to our honor roll of american...
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international law says they are illegal settlements but israel says they are not. palestinians want an international boycott of this food. they have had successes. a co-op recently expanded its measures against such broad use. the farmers feel the effects, but it will not force them out. >> they will just go and sell it in other places. they will not have any trouble. >> these clashes between palestinian protesters and israeli police came after friday prayers. the situation outside the prison walls here depends on the health crisis unfolding within them. bbc news, jerusalem. >> now, he is perhaps the most famous playwright of all-time, and his masterpieces are still performed and revered around the globe, but until recently, one of shakespeare pose a pieces was unknown. now, a shakespeare scholar has attempted to recreate the bards so-called lost play. it has just had a premiere at university in indiana. >> mylar received my daughter and me. come and be greeted. >> it has arranged marriages. late night seduction. >> burns with one constance deal that chides her bol
international law says they are illegal settlements but israel says they are not. palestinians want an international boycott of this food. they have had successes. a co-op recently expanded its measures against such broad use. the farmers feel the effects, but it will not force them out. >> they will just go and sell it in other places. they will not have any trouble. >> these clashes between palestinian protesters and israeli police came after friday prayers. the situation outside...
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. >> someone says, you know, the law isn't really clear on this facet or the tax court has ruled this and if we could just get a piece of legislation in that would clarify this it would be in my interests and, by the way, congressman, i was so happy to see you at your fund-raiser last night. >> reporter: well, it can't be that blatant! >> it's rarely that bald a transaction, but occasionally it is. but you are naturally more likely to have lunch here with someone who's raised money for your campaign than someone who turned down every invitation. >> reporter: so tax cutting for citizens and businesses, big spending mostly on auto pilot result? fat deficits, fatter debt back at the pentagon we asked wes wessle what would he do? >> it's the role of the journalist to say you have to think about defense spending, you have to think about taxes and health care costs and these are the fundamental building blocks from which you can make choices. i'm afraid if i list out my choices, the people don't who don't like them won't listen to my facts and i'm trying to avoid that. >> reporter: we are t
. >> someone says, you know, the law isn't really clear on this facet or the tax court has ruled this and if we could just get a piece of legislation in that would clarify this it would be in my interests and, by the way, congressman, i was so happy to see you at your fund-raiser last night. >> reporter: well, it can't be that blatant! >> it's rarely that bald a transaction, but occasionally it is. but you are naturally more likely to have lunch here with someone who's raised...
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of your job now is to define the regulations that come out of dodd-frank. >> it is, but within the law. congress debated it, then they handed us and said cu cue please further define things, write rules in 60 different places. we're well over halfway through that. >> charlie: it's taken a long time, hasn't it? >> it has. 8 million people losing their jobs, two years after the laugh, we need to get this done. >> charlie: has the congress cut your budget? >> they haven't actually cut it, but the house of representatives appropriations subcommittee voted just a few days ago to cut our budget. >> charlie: significantly? >> yes, yes. this is in the face of being asked to take on the swaps marketplace that was at the core of the crisis. it's fully eight times larger than the markets we oversee. let me make an analogy to the football. if the national football league were to expand eight-fold but didn't have any more referees, each game would only have one referee on the field, what we have? we'd have mayhem on the field and the fans wouldn't have confidence. we can't afford mayhem in the fina
of your job now is to define the regulations that come out of dodd-frank. >> it is, but within the law. congress debated it, then they handed us and said cu cue please further define things, write rules in 60 different places. we're well over halfway through that. >> charlie: it's taken a long time, hasn't it? >> it has. 8 million people losing their jobs, two years after the laugh, we need to get this done. >> charlie: has the congress cut your budget? >> they...
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the full impact of the law won't be known for years. more people carrying insurance is supposed to hold down overall price increases, but tonight's commentator worries more health insurance could be too much of a good thing. here's the "wall street journal's" simon constable. >> the problem is that insurance is actually the root of the problem with healthcare. or in other words, more people having insurance could actually make things worse. the exact problem is that insurance divorces the cost of the healthcare from the purchasing decision. when you go to the doctor and pay $20, that represents a tiny fraction of the true cost. the insurance company pays the rest, likely another $200 or maybe even more. so what? well because you don't pay full price you'll likely consume more than you otherwise would. maybe you go to the doctor when really you needn't have. the result is that the increased demand drives the cost of healthcare up for everyone. having more insurance actually means well see even higher prices. thus the problem of costly he
the full impact of the law won't be known for years. more people carrying insurance is supposed to hold down overall price increases, but tonight's commentator worries more health insurance could be too much of a good thing. here's the "wall street journal's" simon constable. >> the problem is that insurance is actually the root of the problem with healthcare. or in other words, more people having insurance could actually make things worse. the exact problem is that insurance...
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we can't say because some will go outside of the law, we shouldn't have the law. some will steal. so we shouldn't have a law against stealing. then we should do something about the gun show loophole which is misnamed, because what really is to keep from you going around whatever law you pass and simply selling a gun, as it turns out at gun shows, many guns without any background checks. imagine with this perhaps troubled man what that would mean to many out there, of course this is how criminals get their guns. >> you know, i wonder if -- even if for some people would like to see ban on all weapons of all sorts you just check in at a hunting club, borrow a rifle when you want to go hunting which would never happen in this country. because of the proliferation of weapons is so widespread there are more weapons than people in this country since adam lanza his assault the ar-15 which is similar to the rifle he used, they're out of stock now everywhere. everybody is running out to get one because they're afraid they're going to be illegal. could you ever get a grip on the number of we
we can't say because some will go outside of the law, we shouldn't have the law. some will steal. so we shouldn't have a law against stealing. then we should do something about the gun show loophole which is misnamed, because what really is to keep from you going around whatever law you pass and simply selling a gun, as it turns out at gun shows, many guns without any background checks. imagine with this perhaps troubled man what that would mean to many out there, of course this is how...
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and there is a huge range of policy measures that you can do, starting by investing in human capital, law and order, competition, in each country and industrial policies and so on. so it's the combination of a good policies at the macro level and incentives and policies at the. the combination of both will give you sustainable growth. >> he said what. >> he said it's hoped. >> rose: no, no he didn't. we have more. >> i can't are ask that. >> rose: he stayed well but there's more. >> he stayed very well, and he said it all. but i perhaps could add to that, you know, you need price stability, financial stability, but you also need inclusive-- this occupy wall street, occupy that we saw very high profile. but every day across towns, across villages, across cities in emerging economies, those inequality debates are paying off. it's inequity it is true that poverty has come down. people are, even in emerging economies people are better off today than they were ten years ago than five years ago. but they still find that they do not have access to opportunities. they do not have access to exploi
and there is a huge range of policy measures that you can do, starting by investing in human capital, law and order, competition, in each country and industrial policies and so on. so it's the combination of a good policies at the macro level and incentives and policies at the. the combination of both will give you sustainable growth. >> he said what. >> he said it's hoped. >> rose: no, no he didn't. we have more. >> i can't are ask that. >> rose: he stayed well...
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there is no law or internal regulation that says he had to go. there are people who are at cia who had an extramarital affair and things like that. i think what -- the question he faced was if this becomes something that is known to the public, is going to be acceptable within that sort of reference for the director of the cia to continue to lead amortization especially when it became public that another employee was involved in one of these affairs. there would be a lot of questions. >> thank you. it has been another tumultuous day at the bbc. two more senior executives have temporarily step down pending results from inquiries into why a program about alleged child use by a former bbc star was dropped. the director general resigned following another report accusing another politician's sex abuse. >> is this the man to save the bbc? the broadcaster's crisis has claimed some senior staff. tim davies is charged with studying the ship. it was the flagship news program, "newsnight" that made two mistakes, wrongly accusing politicians. that led to the
there is no law or internal regulation that says he had to go. there are people who are at cia who had an extramarital affair and things like that. i think what -- the question he faced was if this becomes something that is known to the public, is going to be acceptable within that sort of reference for the director of the cia to continue to lead amortization especially when it became public that another employee was involved in one of these affairs. there would be a lot of questions. >>...
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ruled the death a homicide listing the cause of death as a heart attack due to the altercation with law enforcement. but the coroner also found methamphetamines in his blood which raised the question, had methamphetamines somehow contributed to the violence? whever happened, the story lasted just a few days and mostly receded from public view. until now. >> pore far. >> reporter: what u.s. border agents did not realize is that eye witness videos of the incident caught the sounds of hernandez rojas screaming and pleading for his life. >> no. >> reporter: and now a never before seen eye witness video of the incident raises new disturbing questions. the dark video reveals more than a dozen u.s. border agents standing over hernandez rojas. >> hey, no! >> it shows the firing of the taser. >> was hernandez rojas as the police press release suggested combative when he was killed? or was he on the ground handcuffed. bd >> brown: "need to know" asked for interviews with u.s. customs and border protection, the department of homeland security, and the justice department. all declined. "crossing th
ruled the death a homicide listing the cause of death as a heart attack due to the altercation with law enforcement. but the coroner also found methamphetamines in his blood which raised the question, had methamphetamines somehow contributed to the violence? whever happened, the story lasted just a few days and mostly receded from public view. until now. >> pore far. >> reporter: what u.s. border agents did not realize is that eye witness videos of the incident caught the sounds of...
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he is campaigning to begin stronger anti-corruption laws and bring back billions of dollars in illegal money. it is a simple message, but one that is of corruption. [horn] >> why should we not protest? can you see what's happening? they are committing suicide. >> there is a massive police presence outside the stadium. they are keeping their hands off. there's a growing sense that even though public support for this movement is dwindling, the numbers are down, but one reason could be that many believe this movement is becoming too narrowly focused on the governing party. it should be across the political sp tiarares other pties also facing corrtion allegations and the system as a whole. >> immigration is one of the most politically sensitive issues around the world. usually governments are trying to keep immigrants out, but in maryland they're taking the opposite approach. and the policy of actively inviting immigrant families to try to stem the population decline. william from bbc mundo found that a growing number of latinos are now calling baltimore home. >> once the 10th largest city
he is campaigning to begin stronger anti-corruption laws and bring back billions of dollars in illegal money. it is a simple message, but one that is of corruption. [horn] >> why should we not protest? can you see what's happening? they are committing suicide. >> there is a massive police presence outside the stadium. they are keeping their hands off. there's a growing sense that even though public support for this movement is dwindling, the numbers are down, but one reason could be...
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and, the supreme court is expected to make its ruling on president obama's health care law. we will have the decision and what's next for the health care industry. some real sharp words from the regulators in congress about the fiscal cliff. >> susie: that's a really important issue and we've been hearing that from chairman bernanke, but it's also very good to hear it directly from policy makers, that they are concerned about it. and again that one liner that if the fed can't do everything. >> tom: and clearly he's looking at the economy from atlanta and the southeast u.s., and you've got a big voice nationwide this year. >> susie: right, he is one of the voting members, there are four more meetings of the fed this year, so we'll be hearing from him and heel have a critical vote on what happens next in fed policy. so it was really great to have him for a one on one today. >> tom: you can see the transcript and watch the video on our website. s we'll see you tomorrow. >> susie: you as well tom. we'll see everyone online at: www.nbr.com and back here tomorrow night. "nightly b
and, the supreme court is expected to make its ruling on president obama's health care law. we will have the decision and what's next for the health care industry. some real sharp words from the regulators in congress about the fiscal cliff. >> susie: that's a really important issue and we've been hearing that from chairman bernanke, but it's also very good to hear it directly from policy makers, that they are concerned about it. and again that one liner that if the fed can't do...
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figured he was a good priest. >> news of his exploits overwhelmed his sister and mall. -- sister in law. >> for him to take punishment the way he did, i figured he was under god's care. >> his presence looms large in his hometown. there is the church where he served his first mass. a statue in his honor. will it also marked the birthplace of a catholic st. and a soldier awarded the highest of honors? >> the extraordinary life, bringing our show to the close. you confine constant updates on our website. -- you can find constant updates on our website. thank you for watching and tune in tomorrow. internaakalsense of internatiol news at bbc.com/news. >> funding was made possible by -- the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu, newman's own foundation, union bank, and shell. >> this is kim, about to feel one of his favorite sensations. at shell, we're developing more efficient fuels in countries like malaysia that can help us get the most from our energy resources. let's use energy more efficiently. let's go. >> "bbc world news america" was >> "bbc world news america"
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weak states, that's just inevitable, it will take time to build up democratic institutions, rule of law, even civilian control of the military or, in the case of libya, a bunch of militias that join together to overthrow qaddafi but don't necessarily form yet a working security service. so i think what she was emphasizing very strongly yesterday is that radical islamic groups, whether it's al qaeda or other types of groups that you've seen in libya and other places are looking to create instability. they're challenging the transition towards a democratic government. and that's the thing she was really highlighting yesterday. >> brown: and daniel byman, of course, the other thing at this meeting at the "sun" there's much talk now able possible international military intervention, u.n. sanction in parts of this area, not in libya but in other parts, in mali specifically. >> there's a real concern we're seeing a snowball affect. that limited instability in libya and elsewhere is becoming a much bigger regional problem over time. mali has become awash in arms. parts of it have been taken ov
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. >> tom: now, there's a new law president obama signed this spring designed to make the process of selling stock easier for young companies. critics claim it paved the way for ipo fraud. how do you find the balance? >> it's a difficult balance but there are a few things about the bill that are troubling. the way the bill tries to operate it tries to low their bar before companies come. and we could see more frauds or lower quality accounting or lower quality pool of ipos coming to the market and less information for investors. >> tom watching with it ilan moscovitz in washington with the motley pool >> susie: tomorrow on n.b.r. more clarity on the u.s. housing recovery, with the may sales numbers. and this week's "made in america" is going to the dogs. we meet a company cooking up new ideas in the petfood business. well, if you can't beat the market, be" the market. that's the advice of tonight's commentator, here's manisha thakor, author of "on my own two feet: a modern girl's guide to personal finance." >> have you ever wanted to "beat the market?" to out-smart the competition by buying
. >> tom: now, there's a new law president obama signed this spring designed to make the process of selling stock easier for young companies. critics claim it paved the way for ipo fraud. how do you find the balance? >> it's a difficult balance but there are a few things about the bill that are troubling. the way the bill tries to operate it tries to low their bar before companies come. and we could see more frauds or lower quality accounting or lower quality pool of ipos coming to...
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the law was changed in 1976. cafes and coffee shops are major sites in cities and a major attraction for tourists. now the government wants to increase restrictions. >> i think it is ridiculous. it is a shame. i believe the world admires the dutch for the chromatic and forward-thinking view on how to handle what they consider soft drugs. it seems they are literally going back in time. ♪ ♪ out of my head >> the new law is designed to cut the number of drug terrorists. some residents have complained they were creating nuisances like traffic jams and an increase in hard drug dealers on the streets. it is also an attempt to cut cross-border crime from foreigners who come to buy drugs and then sell them illegally at home. from the first of may, coffee shops in 37 provinces will become members only clubs. cards will be issued to residents over the age of 18. the law will come into effect across the country at the end of the year. there are around 700 coffeeshops in the netherlands. owners fighting the ban say the n
the law was changed in 1976. cafes and coffee shops are major sites in cities and a major attraction for tourists. now the government wants to increase restrictions. >> i think it is ridiculous. it is a shame. i believe the world admires the dutch for the chromatic and forward-thinking view on how to handle what they consider soft drugs. it seems they are literally going back in time. ♪ ♪ out of my head >> the new law is designed to cut the number of drug terrorists. some...
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. >>> meanwhile, in pakistan a young christian girl imprisoned under the country's blasphemy laws was granted bail, although the charges against her have not been dropped. she was taken away from jail by helicopter and is in hiding. the girl was arrested three weeks ago for reportedly burning pages of the koran. later, the local imam who accused her was arrested for allegedly planting the pages in the girl's belongings. there are conflicting reports about the girl's age. her parents say she is 11 and mentally handicapped. the government claims she is 14. >>> joining me now to talk about some of the major news of the week are kim lawton, managing editor of this program and kevin eckstrom, editor-in-chief of religion news service. kevin, kim, welcome. so kevin, a 14-minute video is posted on youtube and triggers violence all over the muslim world, demonstrations resulting in the death of the u.s. ambassador to libya. what are the messages from all that, especially the religious messages? >> well i think, you know, we live in this increasingly smaller world, interconnected world and thin
. >>> meanwhile, in pakistan a young christian girl imprisoned under the country's blasphemy laws was granted bail, although the charges against her have not been dropped. she was taken away from jail by helicopter and is in hiding. the girl was arrested three weeks ago for reportedly burning pages of the koran. later, the local imam who accused her was arrested for allegedly planting the pages in the girl's belongings. there are conflicting reports about the girl's age. her parents...